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I do my hay two ways. The wheat hay is rolled wet, net wrapped, then the bales are wrapped in plastic, stacked end to end, in a long row. Some people call it silage hay, others balege, as it does ferment. The guy who does it for me charged $9 to roll, and $9 to wrap, for a total of $18 a roll. It's expensive doing it that way, but it also results in a better quality hay. The grass hay is rolled and stored in a stack covered with a tarp. That costs me $8.50 a roll, as another farmer rolled it for me. I cut it and rake it myself, and do everything but bale it.

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My wife took the call from the horse lady who wanted 3 loads of hay and explained to her that we could sell her only one load because we have other customers that may need additional hay this time of year. My wife also told her that there is a price increase. The horse lady said: "I understand about the price, everything has gone up." It is evident the horse lady did not pass on the information to her husband.

Custom balers here get $25 per bale, cut, and baled.

I charged $20 last year with a 3 roll minimum per acre. Hopefully this year I won't have to do any hay besides for myself.

I supply a niche market here with small square bales for the horse farms. I raised my prices last year and I see I will again this year, big time.

Last week I got a call from one of the farms wanting more bales and I delivered a load and left my bill. Got a call from lady's husband complaining I charged more than the loads delivered last year. I reminded him the cost to fill up my truck went thru the roof and be prepared for a substantial increase this season because of fuel costs to harvest and deliver hay. He was kind of a jerk about it, probably voted for Biden.